Canton of Courrières

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Canton of Courrières
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Communes	2
Chief Town	Courrières
Representative	Jean-Pierre Corbisez
Cantonal code	62 59
Statistics
Land area¹	14.15 km²
Population
-1999	21,119
-Density	1492.15/km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The canton of Courrières is a canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of northern France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Composition 3 Population 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

The canton is organised around Courrières in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 22m to 38m (Courrières) for an average altitude of 26m.

[edit] Composition

The canton comprises 2 communes and a total of 21,119 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Courrières	10 588	62710	62250
Oignies	10 531	62590	62637

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
19078	21859	24140	23158	22036	21119
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] See also

• Cantons of Pas-de-Calais
• Communes of Pas-de-Calais
• Pas-de-Calais
• Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• The canton of Courrières on the Insee website

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 15th, 2008.